Emporia General and Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Combined Courts

6th Judicial District of Virginia

General District Courts Informational Pamphlet
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts Informational Pamphlet

General District Judges

• Hon. J. Larry Palmer, Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Theodore J. Burr Jr., Presiding Judge
• Hon. Stephen D. Bloom

Juvenile and Domestic Relations Judges

• Hon. Carson E. Saunders Jr., Presiding Judge, Chief Judge
• Hon. Jacqueline R. Waymack

Court Schedule

General District Court
   Traffic - Tuesday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments & Bond Hearings
   9:00 a.m., Unrepresented Traffic - Officer A
   10:00 a.m., Unrepresented Traffic - Officer B
   11:00 a.m., Attorney Plea Bargains
   1:00 p.m., DUI & Contested Misdemeanors (if not preset)
   Criminal - Wednesday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments & Bond Hearings
   9:00 a.m., Unrepresented Misdemeanors
   9:30 a.m., Represented Misdemeanors
   11:00 a.m., Attorney Plea Bargains
   1:00 p.m., Preliminary Hearings (if not preset)
     Animal/Game Warden (if not preset)
   Civil
   Tues., 1:30 p.m., Uncontested Civil
   Fri., 9:00 a.m., Contested Civil

Juvenile & Domestic Relations
   Monday
   8:30 a.m., Arraignments, Bond Hearings & Detention Hearings
   1:00 p.m., Attorney Cases
   2:00 p.m., Non-Attorney Cases
   3rd Wednesday
   9:00 a.m., Contested Custody
   11:00 a.m., Foster Care
   3:00 p.m., Drivers License
   4th Thursday
   11:00 a.m., Non-DCSE Child Support
   12 noon, DCSE Child Support

Continuance Policy

First continuance granted by Clerk; subsequent continuances granted by Judge.